Trump admin pauses immigration from 19 countries

The Trump administration released on Tuesday that it would be pausing immigration from countries that were already under full or partial excursion restrictions The impacted nations are Afghanistan Burma Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan Yemen Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan and Venezuela The immigration pause which is effective at once applies to nationals from the listed nations who entered the U S on or after Jan the date of former President Joe Biden's inauguration Foreigners from one of the countries who came into the U S after that date will be subjected to a re-review process that could include an interview to screen for all achievable national guard and society safety risks It also affects all green card and citizenship applications for anyone hailing from one of the now-restricted countries Individuals from one of the nations who have already passed the citizenship test will not be able to have U S citizenship ceremonies until after the guidance is lifted DC NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING SUSPECT FORMALLY CHARGED 'NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE'KRISTI NOEM SAYS BIDEN USED DHS 'TO INVADE THE COUNTRY WITH TERRORISTS' If you think about what Joe Biden did with the Department of Homeland Protection he used this department to invade the country with terrorists he opened up the borders let anybody come in that yearned to He put them on airplanes he led them through our airports where if they could figure out a way to get to our shores and into our country he just opened the door and invited them in So it's our job to get them out Homeland Prevention Secretary Kristi Noem commented during President Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting on Tuesday Several Reddit users on the r USCIS subreddit have posted about their oath ceremonies being canceled One user claiming to be from Portland Ore revealed his wife's naturalization ceremony which was set for Dec had been canceled Countless seemed to be unsure about why the ceremonies were no longer taking place citing a lack of information A memo from U S Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS outlining the new restrictions referenced the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D C The suspect in the matter is Rahmanullah Lakanwal a -year-old Afghan national He has been charged with two counts of assault with intent to kill one count of murder and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence Lakanwal's defense attorney announced in a hearing on Tuesday that his client pleaded not guilty to all charges Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace Jake Gibson and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this record